THE trailer of “Mickey 17” wasn’t exactly interesting. But I needed an Artist’s Date for the week, so, it was time to see if the movie has “Oh, Mickey, you're so fine/So fine, you blow my mind/Hey, Mickey/Hey, Mickey” as its theme song. Ah, nope. But it was used in the movie’s trailer, thus, piquing my curiosity.
I watched “Mickey 17” because, in case I haven’t told you yet, or you haven’t read my “Seventeen” column that was posted on Monday, 17 is my favorite number. I’ve become so conscious of 17, I now see it here, there, and everywhere. And when it’s part of a movie title, I’d watch that movie, of course.
So, was “Mickey 17” worth the No. 17? Hmmm. Or should the question be, is Mickey worth cloning? That’s how he became Mickey 17, by the way. Meaning, there’s a Mickey 1, a Mickey 2, a Mickey 3, and so on and so forth. With Mickey 18 as the last, unless there’s a sequel.
I guess a politician will also wish to have many clones of himself especially when he’s now under arrest. One of his clones can then continue to campaign as a candidate for city mayor in the 2025 Philippine election while another clone is behind bars. The original version can then sit back and relax while watching the Facebook Live coverage of all these happenings that have his name.
The beauty of Facebook Live is it will disappear after 30 days. Therefore, no Facebook memories to remind him of how cruel life could be.
His daughter may also want to be cloned if she’s about to face an impeachment trial at the Senate. Her clones can take turns in attending the Senate hearings as her original version sits back and relaxes while contemplating on how her family can occupy Malacanang again.
Clones can actually be beneficial to everyone. A student can stay home as he orders his clone to go to school. An employee can have a Palawan vacation as his clone reports for work. And imagine the many possibilities that Elon Musk can do with his clones.
Did “Mickey 17” make me sleep? Will the Pinoy accept political bribes? Is salt an effective antidote against gayuma? If your answer to these three questions is a big yes, then, your yes is as good as mine.
Gayuma? Salt? Oh. Let’s just say Tuesday was particularly busy. That was the day after the salty wedding at Pearlmont Hotel. That was also when former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was arrested. While social media was abuzz with these two topics, I attended the Stakeholders’ Forum Day 1 of Xavier-Ateneo’s Social Development Week. The forum had the theme: “Sumbanan: Panaghiusa Alang sa Tinud-anay nga Piniliay” which was about the election, a topic that eventually focused on vote buying and vote selling. Talk of information overload, that Tuesday had it all for me.
And here’s more info. Low-carb dieters tend to bring salt with them. They put it in water to make an instant electrolyte drink, and they eat salt instead of giving in to their sugar cravings. So, upon learning that the groom’s friends threw salt at him to break the spell that he was supposed to be under, the first thought that came to the low-carber’s mind was, I have no problem with gayuma, and also with rayuma. Because a low-carb diet helps banish body pains to Siberia.
